Winter (2023)
A cat lover, Jesus leaving the cross and Christmas carollers holding pitchforks are set against a snowy and icy scenery. ‘Zima’, a psychodelic journey to a small fishing village, collects as if in a lens the behaviour, customs and vices of the Polish provinces. In this small community, different views, the behaviour of people and animals and their mutual relations clash like ice floes on a lake. Maintained in the convention of magic realism, this animation is like a horror playing out to the accompaniment of barking dogs and a punk metal music score.
Director: Tomasz Popakul
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Nina Michnik as Anka (voice) |
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Anna Pyrka as Anka (voice) |
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Bartosz Bielenia as Łukasz (voice) |
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Stanisław Jaskułka as Gnarled Stick (voice) |
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Magdalena Zawadzka as Krystyna (voice) |
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Wojciech Wysocki as Old Coat (voice) |
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Mateusz Kmiecik as Mareczek (voice) |
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Marek Beylin as Neighbour 1 (voice) |
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Grzegorz Ryżyński as Neighbour 2 (voice) |
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Tymon Jankowski as Boy 1 (voice) |
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Janusz Komorowski as Boy 2 (voice) |
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Maciej Malec as Boy 3 (voice) |
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Maurycy Stankiewicz as Boy 4 (voice) |
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Mauri Sxnchez as Boy 5 (voice) |
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Bartosz Woch as Boy 6 (voice) |
| Visual Effects | Katarzyna Melnyk | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Alicja Grotuz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Adrianna Matwiejczuk | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Michał Orzechowski | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marcin Podolec | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Michalina Musialik | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomasz Popakul | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Magdalena Basińska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Karolina Kajetanowicz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomasz Popakul | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Alicja Błaszczyńska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Weronika Szyma | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jakub Baniak | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jagoda Czarnowska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Olga Kłyszewicz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Magdalena Botor | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marcin Kotliński | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Maria Nitek | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Agnieszka Czachor | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marcjanna Urbańska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Agata Mianowska-Zamarło | Animation |
| Sound | Wojciech Iskierka | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michał Fojcik | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michał Fojcik | Sound Director |
| Editing | Tomasz Popakul | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Pola Lotta Włodarczyk | Animation |
| Production | Michał Benkes | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bartłomiej Magdoń | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Patrycja Ćmak | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jacek Mazur | 3D Animator |
| Sound | Barbara Kapica | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Krzysztof Rakszawski | 3D Modeller |
| Visual Effects | Tomasz Popakul | 3D Modeller |
| Sound | Jan Rey | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Jacek Mazur | 3D Modeller |
| Visual Effects | Krzysztof Rakszawski | 3D Animator |
| Directing | Tomasz Popakul | Director |
| Writing | Tomasz Popakul | Writer |
| Production | Marcin Podolec | Producer |
| Production | Wiktoria Podolec | Producer |
| Directing | Kasumi Ozeki | Co-Director |